Hair curler



May 21, 1957 E. EPPICH HAIR CURLER Filed July 30, 1956 FIG. I

FIG. 2A

FIG. 5

FIG. 4

INVENTOR. ELIZABETH EPPICH BY ATTORNEYS United States Patent HAIR CURLERElizabeth Eppich, Mayfield Heights, Ohio Application July 30, 1956,Serial No. 600,806

4 Claims. (Cl. 132-43) This invention relates to hair dressing devicesand more particularly to hair curlers of a mechanical type about whichthe hair is wrapped or curled until a wave or ringlet formation isimparted to the hair. Such curlers are designed to be employed in hairsetting or cold waving.

It is an object of the invention to provide a hair curling or dressingdevice which enables the hair to be quickly and easily formed into acurl or ringlet, and which is retained close to the head of the wearerso that the resulting curl or ringlet is tight and formed alongsubstantially the entire length of the hair and close to the scalp. Thisbroad object of the invention is common to the general object of thedevice disclosed and claimed in U. S. Patent 2,450,542, issued to me onOctober 5, 1948. The present invention enables the same general objectto be achieved at a lower cost than involved in the manufacture of myprior hair curling device.

A more specific object of the present invention is to provide a haircurler in which a curler body is provided which is initially rotatableabout a deformable hair retaining wire which passes longitudinallythrough the body, the hair retaining wire having suflicient rigidity tobe conveniently manipulated while it is serving as an axle for rotationof the body and being manually plastically deformable to be bent aroundthe ends and against the side of the body to hold the hair in positionabout the curler.

Another more specific object of the invention is to provide a haircurler which may be employed as one of a series of similar devices,which series may be interlocked together to provide a continuouslyextending array of curlers. In this manner, different styles ofcoiifures which employ continuously extending waves or curls, such as apage boy, may be readily set.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become more fullyapparent from the following detailed description of specific embodimentsof the invention. These embodiments are described below by way ofexample. The following description is made in connection with theaccompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a sectional View of a hair curler embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is a view taken from line 2-2 in Figure 1.

Figure 2A is an end view of an inner element of the hair curler shown inFigure 1.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure l but showing the parts in positionfor holding the hair on the curler after it has been wound around thecurler.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing another example of theinvention.

Figure 5 is a view taken from line 5-5 in Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view of a series of hair curlers like thatshown in Figure 4, the curlers being linked together in an array tosupport the hair to form a continuous curl.

In the structure shown in Figure 1, there is provided a curler cylinderor body 10, which is preferably extensively 'fere with use of thedevice.

perforated as by the openings or perforations 11. The body 10 isprovided with an end wall 12 in which there are preferably formedcutouts 13. Received at the center of the end wall 12 is alongitudinally extending wire 14, which extends from each end of thebody 10 a sufficient distance that when the wire is bent upwardly therewill be an outer portion which may be folded against the side of thebody 10. The wire 14 has sufficient rigidity to afford easy manipulationwhen it serves as an axle during rotation of the body 10 in winding thehair on the curler. The wire 14 is manually plastically deformablebetween the positions shown in Figures 1 and 3. Means are provided formaintaining the longitudinal positioning of the wire 14 with respect tothe body 10. This retaining means may comprise merely small tabs ordetents 15 which are struck into the wire 14 and which are positioned oneither side of the end wall 124.

Hair curlers of the character described above are used by grasping oneend of the wire 14 in one hand while rolling up the hair 19 on the body10 with the other hand, the body 10 being rotated on the wire 14 duringrolling up of the hair. While the body 10 may cant or tilt with respectto the wire 14, this does not seriously inter- If desired, an additionalsleeve or insert 16 may be supplied, supported on the wire 14 by an endwall 17 in which there may be formed openings 18. This reinforcing maybe particularly useful if the body 10 is made from relatively thinflexible metal or plastic stock.

When the wire is completely wound up on the body 10, the ends of thewire are bent over to the position shown in Figure 3 to hold the curlerand the hair in position. The illustrated construction of the curlerpermits a through draft or circulation of air, induced either naturallyor by blowers to facilitate quick drying of the hair. The perforationsor openings 11 and the end wall cutouts or openings 13 (and openings 18,if an insert 16 is employed) are advantageous in this respect. When thehair is dried each curler is removed by rebending the wire 14, and thecurlers may be readily slipped from the curls or ringlets, which theyhave formed, without unwrapping or disturbing such curls or ringlets.

In the example of the invention shown in Figures 4, 5,

and 6, hair curlers are provided with a body 20, which may be generallysimilar to the body 10 and which may include perforations 21 and an endwall 22, in which are formed openings or cutouts 23. Extendinglongitudinally through the body 10 is a double wire 24 which maycomprise an endless loop of wire which is flattened to the illustratedconformation. Beyond one end of the body 20, the sides of the wire loop24 are spaced from each other by a short, transverse link 25. Theillustrated curler may be used in a manner similar to the curlers shownin Figures 1, 2 and 3; however, when it is desired to set a page boy orother coilfure where: the hair is to be set in a continuously extendingcurl, the bodies 20 may be relatively positively aligned with each othervery readily. The hair 29 is rolled up on the first body 20A (Figure 6)and the associated wire 24A is bent over each end to secure the hair andthe curler in position. Hair is then wound on a succeeding body 20B insuch a manner that when the body 2013 is in its fully rolled up positionit is positioned roughly in longitudinally aligned position with respectto the body 20A. The end of the wire or loop 24B, associated with thissecond curler, is passed over the member associated with the wire 24Awhich corresponds with the arm 25 shown in Figure 4. This correspondingmember cannot be seen in Figure 6. Thus, the wire 24B is lockedtherewith by being passed in through one opening and out through anotheropening, these latter openings not being visible in Figure 6 butcorresponding to the openings 26, shown F, in Figure 4. In this manner,the curler bodies 20A and 20B are interlocked and fastened with respectto each other. Similarly, a succeeding curler body 20C is positioned andinterlocked with respect to the curler body 2013. Continuing'thisprocedure, a series of curlers in any desired number may be readilypositioned in longitudinally continuous relation with each other.

It should be apparent that in this illustrated embodiment of theinvention, the rightmost ends of the loopsor wires 24A, B, and C, shownin Figure 6, correspond to the rightmost end of the wire or loop 24,shown in Figure 4.

As used herein the term perforate cylindrical hollow body includes anycylindrical hollow body whichis of; a foraminous character and isthereby adapted to the ventilation of hair supported on wound thereon.

The principles of the; present invention ;may zbe,em-

bodied in curlers which may vary inspecific detailtfromtheabovedescribed examples of the invention. ,Accordingly, the scope ofthe 7 present invention is not to be limited to all of the precisedetails of-the above examples but is to be defined by the followingclaims.

Whatis claimed is:

1. A hair dressing device comprising a perforate cylindrical hollowbody, a transversely extending wall associated with said body,va--wireextending longitudinally through said body and extending through saidtransversely extending wall and also extending beyond either end of saidbody for a distance greater than the radius of said body, said body,being rotatable with respect to said wire, said wire having suflicientrigidity to serve as an axle for ready rotational manipulation of saidbody and being manually plastically deformable for bending the ends ofsaid wire against the outer side ofsaid body, and means for preventingsaid wire from being shifted in either direction with respect to saidtransversely extending wall through which it extends.

2. Ahair dressing device comprising a first perforate cylinder hollowbody, a transversely extending wall associated with said first body, asecond relatively short cylindrical body received within said firstbody, a transversely extending wall associated with said second body, awire extending.longitudinally through said first and second bodies andextending through said transversely extending walls and also extendingbeyond either end of said first body for a distance greater than theradius of said first body, said first'and second bodies being rotatablewith respect to said wire, said wire having Sufiicient rigidity to serveas an axle for ready rotational manipulation of said first body andbeing manually plastically deformable for bending the ends of said wireagainst the outer side of said first body, and means for preventing saidwire from being shifted in either direction with respect to saidtransverselyextending walls through which it extends.

3. A hair dressingdevice comprising a perforate cylindrical hollow body,a transversely extending wall associated with said body, awireextendinglongitudinally through said body'and, extending throughsaid: transversely extending wall and also extending beyond either endof said body for a distance'greater than the radius of said body, saidbody being rotatable with respect to said wire, said wire havingsufiicient rigidity to serve as an axle for ready rotationalmanipulation of said body and being manually plastically deformable forbending the ends of said wire against the outer side of said body, andmeans for preventing said wire from being shifted in-either directionwith respect to :said transversely extending wall through which itextends, said wire comprising an endless loop with the sides thereofflattened to lie adjacent each other throughout the majority of theirlength.

'4. A hair dressing device comprising a perforate cylindrical hollowbody, a transverselyextending wall associated with said body, a wireextending longitudinally through said body and extending through saidtransversely extending wall and also extending beyond either end of saidbody for a distance greater than the radius of said body, said bodybeing rotatable with resepct to said wire, said wire having sufiicientrigidity to serve as an axle for readyrotational manipulation of saidbody and being manually plastically deformable for bending the ends ofsaid wire against the outer side of said body, and means for preventingsaid wire from being shifted in either direction with respect to saidtransversely extending wall through which it extends, said Wirecomprising an endless loop with the sides thereof flattened .to lieadjacent each other throughout the majority of their length, said sidesbeing spaced apart beyond one end of said body, and a secondary memberextending between said sides at their spaced-apart portion forinterengagement with the wire of another similar hair dressing device.

No; references cited.

